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Hi, !

After two passes, our right hand opponent opens with a whopping 4♥ bid! Oh boy, this is already exciting.

Partner then doubles... is that a takeout or a penalty double?

You must decide: What do you do?

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Try playing through this hand both ways to see whether it's better declaring or defending this hand. What do you think it takes to pass partner's takeout double and turn it into a penalty double here?

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